HR / Office Manager

Confidential; Manchester, Salford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

Company pension

Holiday entitlement

Employee recognition

Team events

Exposure to senior leadership

Shape office processes

Job summary

Confidential in Manchester is seeking an HR and Office Manager to lead day-to-day office operations, HR administration and recruitment coordination from its head office. The role emphasizes process improvement, people data accuracy and cross-functional support across the business.

With experience in facilities management, you will manage onboarding, absence and performance processes, while maintaining HR records and ensuring policy compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities management or a similar industry.
• Strong office management and administration experience.
• Practical HR experience including recruitment and onboarding.
• Organised with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Confident communication with employees, managers and leadership.
• Proactive in improving processes and leveraging technology.
• CIPD qualification or progress towards one is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Oversee head office administration and daily priorities.
• Establish clear responsibilities and efficient office processes.
• Act as central contact for managers and employees.
• Improve systems to reduce duplication and manual tasks.
• Maintain accurate employee records and confidential HR docs.
• Coordinate recruitment, interviews, offers and onboarding.
• Support managers with employee relations and performance processes.
• Ensure policies are applied consistently.
• Coordinate training and mandatory compliance requirements.
• Provide updates to senior leadership.
• Support improvements through technology and digital tools.

Skills

Office management

HR administration

Recruitment coordination

Employee relations

Documentation handling

Education

CIPD qualification (or progress)

Job description

HR AND OFFICE MANAGER

MANCHESTER, OFFICE BASED

42,000- 45,000 DOE + BENEFITS

Are you an Office Manager with facilities management industry experience looking for a varied role with responsibility across office operations and HR?

Get Recruited is partnering with an established facilities management business to recruit an HR and Office Manager for its Manchester head office.

Supporting a business who has employees across the North West, this HR and Office Manager position has a strong emphasis on office management, administration and coordination, alongside practical HR responsibilities.
You'll keep head office running smoothly, support managers and improve processes for a workforce comprising both full-time and part-time employees.

This opportunity would suit an Office Manager, HR and Office Manager, Office and Administration Manager or Business Support Manager with experience working within the facilities management industry.

THE HR AND OFFICE MANAGER ROLE

As HR and Office Manager, you'll take ownership of day-to-day office operations while ensuring people administration is organised, accurate and consistent.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing the smooth running of head office administration and coordinating daily priorities.
• Establishing clear responsibilities and efficient ways of working across office operations.
• Acting as a central point of contact for managers and employees across the business.
• Improving administrative systems, workflows and communication to reduce duplication and manual tasks.
• Maintaining accurate employee records and confidential HR documentation.
• Coordinating recruitment, interviews, offers, pre-employment checks and onboarding.
• Supporting managers with employee relations, absence management, probation reviews and performance processes.
• Ensuring company policies and procedures are applied consistently.
• Coordinating training and mandatory compliance requirements.
• Providing clear updates and people information to senior leadership.
• Supporting improvements through technology, automation and digital tools.

The HR and Office Manager will bring organisation, consistency and accountability to a busy head office, helping managers access the information and support they need.

THE PERSON

We're looking for an experienced Office Manager or HR and Office Manager who understands the demands of supporting an operational workforce across multiple locations.

You will have:

• Experience within the facilities management or similar industry is essential.
• Strong office management and administration experience within facilities management.
• Practical HR experience, including employee records, recruitment, onboarding and supporting people matters.
• Organised with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Confident communication skills when working with employees, operational managers and senior leadership.
• A proactive approach to improving processes and resolving problems.
• The confidence to maintain standards and handle challenging conversations professionally.
• Strong attention to detail and discretion when handling confidential information.
• The ability to take ownership and follow actions through to completion.

Experience as an Office and Administration Manager, Business Support Manager, People Operations Manager or HR and Office Manager would be relevant, provided you have the required facilities management background.
A CIPD qualification, or progress towards one, would be advantageous.

This HR and Office Manager role is fully office based at the Manchester head office.

SALARY AND BENEFITS

• 42,000- 45,000 depending on experience.
• Full-time, permanent position.
• Free on-site parking.
• Company pension scheme.
• Holiday entitlement increasing with service.
• Employee recognition and reward programmes.
• Team events and socials, including theatre trips and go-karting.
• Direct exposure to senior leadership.
• Opportunity to shape office processes and grow with the business.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we never charge candidates a fee for our services.